2015 Geneva Motor Show: Aston Martin Vulcan first official pics

FRONT engined. Rear drive. More than 600kW from a 7.0-litre V12. The track-tearing, bitumen blistering Aston Martin Vulcan has arrived.

The British luxury marque has revealed the look of what will become one of its most exclusive models – only 24 will be made – and the showpiece that hints at the design language of its next generation of ultra desirable, extremely eye-candy sports cars, including the DB10 that will star in the next installment of the James Bond movie franchise. It will be shown in the flesh at the 2015 Geneva motor show.

Featuring a “graduating scale of detailed power and dynamic performance adjustments” – you can read that as drive settings ranging from ‘scalded cat’ to ‘barely controlled nuclear fusion’ – the carbonfibre-bodied Vulcan sheds so much mass that it breaks the current power-to-weight limitations set by the World Endurance Championship.

Vulcan buyers will be offered driver training that includes sitting in a driving simulator, and working up through Aston’s portfolio of cars including road-going versions of the Vantage V12 S, the One-77, and into track cars such as the Vantage GT4 at what Aston promises will be “on some of the world’s most famous and glamorous race circuits”.

Aston has promised that performance data, more in-depth technical details and presumably a jaw-dropping price will be released closer to the Vulcan’s track debut later this year.

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